Improvement in farm-fences



UNITED STATES PATENT GEEIGE.

DAVID sATTLEn, or NAroLEoN, omo.

IMPROVEMENTIN FARM-FENCES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 159,459, dated February2, 1875; application led December '7, 1874.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, DAvrD SATTLER, of Napoleon, in the county of Henryand State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFarm-Fences; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a fence, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure l represents an end view, and Fig. 2 represents a side elevation,of my fence. Fig. 3 is a detail view, showing pin b; and Fig. 4 is amodication, showing fence when three vertical bars are used.

Each panel of my fence is constructed in the following manner:

A represents the top rail, which is secured at each end between theupper ends of two vertical bars, B B. The bars B B, as will be observedin Fig. l, are placed and secured in suchposition to each other that awedge-shaped space is left between them, so that the ends of the railsas they shrink will settle down, and thus keep the structure firm. Thebars B B are secured together by means of cross-bar C, which bar isiirml y secured to the two inclined braces D D. This cross-bar may bemade of wood or metal, as desired. E E represent wooden or other blocksplaced on or in the ground, and having their upper surfaces beveled orinclined inward, and from the center of each block projects a metal pin,a, Upon these pins the lower ends of the braces D D are placed 5 or thepins may be fastened in and project from the braces, and then be placedon or in the blocks E, in such a manner that the braces and blocks willnot come in contact with each other, but spaces be left between them toprevent the ends of the braces from rotting by water settling underthem. The upper surfaces of the blocks being inclined, the water willrun off easily. In the center of the panel the top rail, A, is fastenedto the two battens B B', one on each side, and these are connected by across-bar, C, with side braces, D D, in the same manner as described forthe ends of the panel.

After a structure of thi s kind has been erected, rails G G are insertedbetween the bars B B and battons B B', the ends overlapping each other,and the bottom rails resting upon pins b b, inserted through the lowerends of the vertical bars and battens.

It Will be particularly observed that these pins are made square, andthe holes in which they are inserted being round there is left a spaceon the four sides of the pin for ventilation, which will thus preservethem.

It will be noticed that no part of this fence touches the ground. It isentirely suspended on the metal pins a.

A diagonal brace, H, may be attached to the fence, as shown, wherevernecessary to prevent any end motion of the fence. This is especiallyrequired on hilly ground.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The vertical bars B B B B secured together by pins near their top andbottom, to form a wedge-shaped space for the overlapping loose rails, incombination with the cross-bars C C and the inclined braces D D, havingmetal pins a a, resting on inclined ground-posts E E, all constructed asand for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

DAVID SATTLER. Witnesses:

E. G. WEAVER, M. C. BARNARD.

